All news by author: Alice Peacock

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MI5 boss 'profoundly sorry' after failure to stop Manchester Arena bomber
Manchester Arena Inquiry chairman Sir John Saunders released his findings on Thursday, which determined MI5 officers failed to take appropriate action on two key pieces of intelligence received in the months before the attack
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Missing persons detective says Levi Danis' disappearance is 'more complicated'
Charlie Hedges, formerly of the National Crime Agency, said complications are “amplified” with international missing persons cases like Levi Davis'
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Epsom College husband's cause of death after 'he killed wife and daughter'
An inquest into the death of George Pattison, who was believed to have murdered wife Emma Pattison and their daughter Lettie before killing himself, has now begun at Surrey Coroner's Court
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Water company bosses told 'swim in mess you've made' after pollution warnings
The campaign launched this month, which at the time of writing had garnered 48,386 signatures, said: 'We challenge the CEOs of South West Water and Southern Water to swim in the mess they've made'
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Snow and polar vortex forecast as freezing -11C Arctic blast to hit next week
British Weather Services' Jim Dale said models are suggesting the UK could be plunged into a big freeze for about a week, starting at the beginning of next month
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Top cop shot in front of horrified son as three men arrested - latest updates
Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell was injured by the masked men at the sports centre in Omagh as he attempted to flee, with his attackers shooting him several times
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Off-duty cop shot by two masked men in front of young son as kids fled in terror
Senior police officer John Caldwell was shot multiple times in front of young people - including his son - at a sports centre by masked men in Omagh, Co Tyrone, in Northern Ireland
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Serial killer-obsessed woman jailed for stabbing boyfriend 17 times in murder
The court heard of how Groves had framed pictures of serial killers on her walls, collected books about gangsters, including the notorious prisoner Charles Bronson, and watched true crime documentaries
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Roman dildo discovered as experts re-examine 2,000-year-old wooden phallus
The two-thousand-year-old object discovered in a Northumberland ditch in the Roman fort of Vindolanda back in 1992 was originally catalogued as a darning tool
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Grandad, 90, dies in hit-and-run as family begs driver to hand themselves in
Abdul Kiyani was rushed to hospital and underwent surgery after he was struck by an unknown car in Shard End, Birmingham, but sadly died two months later
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Terrorist killer who drove into crowd near mosque 'slashed with knife' in prison
Osborne, 53, killed a man and injured 12 more in the horror attack in June 2017, in which he deliberately drove a van into a group of people near Finsbury Park Mosque
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Nicola Bulley's family face 'torture' as cops try to ID body, ex-detective says
Retired Scotland Yard detective inspector Hamish Brown said the identification process "isn't pleasant for anyone" but it "nonetheless must be done"
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Man charged with stabbing woman, 74, to death in park in 'stranger attack'
Officers were called to Ludwell Valley Park following reports of an assault on Saturday but the stabbing victim was not able to be revived
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Moment passerby points out spot where a body was found in Nicola Bulley search
The body, which has yet to be identified, was found about a mile away from where the mum-of-two was last seen walking her dog in St Michael's on Wyre
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Swimmer killed in shark attack on crowded beach as witnesses hear his screams
The Australian tourist was swimming near a pontoon around 150 metres off Chateau-Royal beach, in New Caledonia's capital of Noumea
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Footballer's horror injuries after being 'punched in face' by opposition player
WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES Lewis Fenwick suffered a broken eye socket, fractured nose and nerve damage to his face after the alleged attack during the match in Merseyside on the morning of January 14
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Storm Otto to batter UK - tracker shows when and where it will hit
Storm Otto will move east across the far north of the UK from the early hours of Friday morning, bringing strong winds to parts of the country
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Full statement from Nicola Bulley's family as cops share mum has 'health issues'
Lancashire Police has been criticised for disclosing that mum-of-two Nicola Bulley suffered "some significant issues with alcohol" in the past, which had resurfaced over recent months
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YouTube sleuth arrested after filming search for missing Nicola Bulley
Lead police investigator, Detective Investigator Rebecca Smith, has condemned amateur sleuths like Dan Duffy for travelling to the area of St Michael’s on Wyre and acting as 'wannabe detectives'
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Boy, 15, detained at His Majesty's pleasure for murder of man in toilet row
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Convicted murderer freed from jail despite never saying where he hid wife's body
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Police give update on dog harness theory in Nicola Bulley mystery
Rebecca Smith, the detective superintendent leading the inquiry, said in Wednesday's press conference that Nicola was
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Police reveal the three conversations Nicola Bulley had before vanishing
In a press briefing held 19 days after her disapperance, Lancashire Police said Nicola had three conversations on her phone shortly before her disappearance
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Brit dies in Ukraine becoming eighth to be killed in the war-torn country
The UK Government continues to advise against all travel to Ukraine, amid the ongoing invasion by Russia - since the war began in February last year, numerous individuals have travelled from the UK
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Brianna Ghey cops given longer to question teens arrested on suspicion of murder
Brianna, 16, who was transgender, was found on a path at Linear Park in Warrington by members of the public on Saturday afternoon